riistolla

Riistolla is the adessive form of the Finnish noun riista, meaning wild game or game meat. In Finnish grammar, the adessive case marked by -lla/-llä expresses location, among other functions. Therefore riistalla literally means “on/at the game” or “with the game,” depending on the context. The form appears primarily in hunting, wildlife management, ecological discussion, and culinary contexts where game is involved.

Riista refers to wild animals hunted for food, such as deer or small game, and can also denote meat derived from these animals. The exact referent of riistalla depends on the sentence and context; it can indicate a surface or location related to the animal, or a context involving the game in processing, handling, or discussion of hunting and conservation.

The plural form riistoilla is used when talking about multiple game animals. Related forms include riistalla (singular adessive), riistalta (singular ablative), and riistoilla (plural adessive). The base word riista is common in Finnish discourse about wildlife, hunting, and game meat, though riistalla is a specialized grammatical form more often encountered in formal or technical language than in casual speech.

See also: Riista, Riistanhoito, Riistanliha.